After dinner, in the bathroom, the shower is running with Kiana soaking Cecilia's similar pale body.
"Mmn!~ So warm!~"
"Gee, you always have to be like this?" Kiana sighs.
"So, how's that scar of yours? Is it still sensitive?" Cecilia asks out of curiosity.
"Can you not bring that up? Mei-senpai is about to wash Bronya and I'm scared of what's going to happen." Kiana lowers her head while continuing washing Cecilia's back.
Before the Kaslana sisters finish washing each other, a door opens, showing 3 more girls as bare as Kiana and Cecilia, even Kyuushou has a towel covering her left arm.
"Yo! Looks like you girls are having fun without us." Kyuushou said while waving with a grin.
Alongside Kyuushou, Mei is carrying Bronya like a bride, knowing that Bronya can't stand without any support which shows the line markings on Bronya's thighs.
"Honestly, I can't believe we have to stay here for the night. If only the Anti-Entropy doesn't attack Kiana out of nowhere." Mei is not only mad about the situation she mentioned, but was not pleased to bathe with Bronya after the incident earlier.
With Mei's voluptuous body showing bare, Kiana and Cecilia's eyes widened as their faces went red with excitement.
"HUGE!" Kiana and Cecilia cheer, leading the duo to dash and grope Mei's breast.
"Kya!? Let go, you perverts!" Mei shrieks after lifting Bronya up from both Kaslanas' rushing approach.
"Mmn…~ So soft…~" Kiana moans with joy while placing her head on one of Mei's soft breasts.
"So comfy, you can make a pillow out of this!" Cecilia did the same as well as rubbing her face on the other.
"Bronya wishes to break both of your bones if Kiana and Cecilia don't let go of big sister Mei." Bronya calls out a threat, making both Kiana and Cecilia let go of Mei, fearful of Bronya's wrath.
"Could be worse. At least there aren't any perverts from our school, otherwise it'll be a bloodbath there." Kyuushou points out.
"Don't remind me about that." Mei sighs and places Bronya down on a seat for her to wash Bronya.
"So why carry Bronya, even though we both fought earlier?" Kiana asks as she's starting to wash her hair.
"Well… Bronya was paralysed by the legs as I was told. That's why she has mechanical leg support" Mei explained.
"Oh. Noted." Kiana nods.
What stops Bronya is scars on Kiana's torso, making her eyes widen a little with surprise.
"Kiana Kaslana. That scar. Where did you get that from?"
"Oh this? It was when I was awake, so I assumed it's a Honkai attack." Kiana answers Bronya's question.
After that, Bronya moves her long silver hair which reveals her back that has a single large scar on her upper back.
"What the…" Kiana gasps.
"You too?" Cecilia gasps.
"When fighting a Herrscher, Bronya has suffered a spinal fracture from a fight, resulting in Bronya taking 3 weeks off after that." Bronya tells her story to those curious.
"So Kiana's not the only one that's been through a lot, but Bronya as well. Why am I getting the feeling that something's not right?" Kyuushou is feeling suspicious about what's going on with Kiana and Bronya.
"It's not just that, look."Cecilia points at a mark that is on a scarred back that looks like a tattoo.
"What the?" Kiana is surprised to see a mark that is drawn on Bronya's back.
"This is Bronya's stigmata. It functions as something special to its user." Mei points out.
"Project Bunny 19c is Bronya's stigmata. And before you ask, it's not a backpack. Bronya only puts Project Bunny back when necessary." Bronya explains.
"So they come in different shapes and sizes. If I could be wrong, then both Schicksal and Anti-Entropy are also researching stuff like this. Is it a part of Project Stigmata?" Kyuushou asked.
"Bronya is not sure. Whether it is possible or not, Bronya will do some extra research on its evidence." Said Bronya.
Finally as 5 girls wash themselves, little did they know, they sit down in a bathtub altogether, leading them to be in a tight spot.
"Huh? What?" Kyuushou halts after seeing others sitting at the same time with her.
"Hnnngh! I'm stuck!" Cecilia grunts while trying to push her legs inside of a tub.
"Damn it! Now how are we going to get out of this!?" Kiana yells.
"Bronya has made a grave mistake going in with those idiotka." Bronya said realising even she can't get out.
"Hyah! Kiana!" Mei shrieks.
"Huh? What did I do?" Kiana is dumbfounded as she turns towards Mei.
"N- Not down there!" Mei yelps as she blushes, even fiddling with herself.
"U- Um… Yeah! Kiana! Stop touching Raiden-senpai like that!" Kyuushou shouts as she avoids being caught.
"I know it was you Kyuushou! Don't try to blame my sister!" Cecilia snaps.
"Ugh! So this is where I'm at now. If auntie sees this, we're all in so much trouble." Kiana groans, realising she's in the middle between Mei and Bronya.
"You look like a harem king though." Cecilia giggles.
"Shut up, Cecilia." Kiana spat out of stress.
An unfortunate moment the girls are in and are eventually able to get out of the tub for a few to share.
At night in a bedroom, Kiana, Cecilia, Mei, Bronya and Kyuushou are changed into their nightwear as there's 2 beds and 3 futons.
"I guess we're safe here for now." Said Kiana.
"Yeah. Let's hope the Anti-Entropy doesn't come over here." Kyuushou signs out of concern.
"And with Bronya with us, I'm worried they'll come storming in." Mei turns towards Bronya and then back to Kiana, Cecilia and Kyuushou.
"If they do, then I'll give them a good whooping! No one messes with my friends and family!" Cecilia boasts while swinging her arm.
"They're not as simple as you think, Cecilia. They're a well-trained military group and there's also kids like Bronya that are dangerous. Didn't you see what happened to Kiansa earlier when fighting Bronya?" Mei explained.
"Hmph! They're nothing!" Cecilia still denies the dangers of facing the Anti-Entropy.
"If they're that dangerous, then what about Schicksal?" Kyuushou asked.
"The same as Anti-Entropy, the valkyries are not human from an outsider's point of view." Kiana answers.
"I see. So they're also child soldiers as well?" Mei asks out of curiosity.
"Some of them are." Kiana admitted.
"But does Apocalypse-san know about all this?" Kyuushou wants to know the truth, even though both sides have children killing for their selfish gains.
"I assumed so." Kiana sighed.
With the group tucking themselves in their beds, at least peace is still intact.
Or is it?
"Kiana Kaslana, Cecilia Kaslana, move out of your beds." Bronya warned.
"What?" Both Kiana and Cecilia open their eyes, confused about Bronya's warning.
SMASH!
A loud bang has caused Kiana and Cecilia to jump out of their beds, disturbing Mei and Kyuushou's sleep as they exclaimed.
"What was that!?" Kyuushou shouted.
"This is…" Mei can see it all.
Standing on Kiana's bed is a blue haired girl holding a scythe, giggling while hopping down to the floor.
She's not alone as the Anti-Entropy military group are pointing their guns at Kiana and her friends.
"What's going on!?" Banging through the door, Theresa arrives, then gasps as she sees the ones that are chasing Kiana for a while.
"Theresa Apocalypse of the Schicksal, you're under arrest for the assistance of Otto Apocalypse and hiding the final Herrscher." The Anti-Entropy soldier calls out while pointing at Theresa.
"Ngh! This is bad." Theresa grunts.
"Auntie!" Cecilia shrieks.
"Stay back! It's Kiana they want!" Theresa warned.
"Why? Wouldn't it be fair to wait till tomorrow?" Kiana asks as her tone is harsher than before.
"Of course, but we can't do that, Kiana." The girl leans down in front of Kiana and places her scythe on Kiana's neck.
"Seele." Bronya calls out.
"Big sister Bronya!" The girl, Seele, is delighted to see Bronya alive and well.
"Seele?" Kyuushou is surprised about the name as she realised that it's a foreigner like Kiana, Cecilia and Bronya.
"Seele Vollerei, another orphan that's chasing Kiana. What do you want?" Mei calls out.
"Well, originally, I was going to bring my big sister Bronya back home, but with Kiana here, I finally got myself a bonus!" Seele giggles as her tone is getting creepier while ready to decapitate Kiana's head.
"Wait! Stop!" Cecilia yells, but is halted by both agents with a gun closer to her head.
"Damn you! Why are you all so hellbent on killing my niece!? Shouldn't there be an alternative to suppress the Herrscher!?" Theresa yells until she is smacked by a gun to the face.
"Hey! You wanna piece of- Gh!" With her stomach kicked, Kyuushou coughs and sinks her head to the floor as she's about to puke.
"Wait! If you take me, can you spare Kiana?" Mei asks while raising her arms while the Anti-Entropy soldiers point their guns at her.
"Hmm…" Seele stops to think about what she will do if she trades Kiana's life for Mei's.
"Big sister Mei, it's impossible. They value your life since you're the daughter of the former owner of the ME Company." Bronya points out before Seele answers Mei's plea.
"I mean big sister Bronya's got a point, big sister Mei, we can't hurt you by sparing a Herrscher that'll cause mankind's destruction. But…" Seele frowns and hop off of Kiana's bed and approach Bronya. "What you did to big sister Bronya is a line that mustn't be crossed. Kiana, was it?"
"Yeah?" Kiana grunts as Cecilia turns and points at the red mark on Seele's chest.
"Nice stigmata! I bet the boys are prepared to give you a titj-"
"Silence." Seele sharply speaks while interrupting Cecilia's mockery.
"Sorry." Cecilia squeaks while hiding behind Kiana.
"Matushka wanted to see you." Said Seele.
"Matushka? What does that mean?" Kiana asks.
"Mother. The one who runs the orphanage." Bronya answered.
"So your mother wants to see me. What for?" Kiana asks out of curiosity.
Seele then lowers herself as she's whispering to Kiana's ear.
"Do you know Siegfried Kaslana?"
"What!?" Kiana halts, hearing her father's name from an Anti-Entropy orphan.
"So you do know him. Fortunately, he's still alive."
"Where is he?" Kiana growls.
"He's somewhere in our prison." Seele answered.
As she stands up, the members of the Anti-Entropy pick up everyone but Kyuushou as she's left on the floor while slowly lifting herself up.
"Hey. When will Kiana and others come back?" Kyuushou asked.
"We'll only answer when they're done with us. Theresa Apocalypse will be imprisoned under our watch and Cecilia Kaslana and Raiden Mei will be spared. As for Kiana Kaslana, her existence must be purged for the sake of humanity and Bronya Zaychik is staying. You should go home, kid." Said the soldier.
"What? But they're…"
"Your friends? Indeed they are, but unfortunately, all good things come to an end. Seele make sure to keep an eye on the girls." Seele finally stands on the window as the group are dragging others away from their house.
"Seele!"
"Bye bye, Houraiji Kyuushou." Seele waves, leading everyone but Kyuushou to disappear.
Before Kyuushou is all alone, the remaining few soldiers approach her as one of them swings a gun at Kyuushou's face, causing her to collapse while trying to sit up.
"Sorry, kid. No witnesses." The soldier concluded and then swung his gun down, knocking Kyuushou out.
In the end, the remaining Anti-Entropy members left as Kyuushou is finally alone.
Tomorrow, Kiana, Cecilia and Mei are unable to return to school which means Kyuushou is all alone.